Love and loyalty through the yearsFather William J. Byron, SJ
Back in 1956, the U.S. Congress passed legislation that taxed four cents from the price of every gallon of gasoline sold and put those pennies into a fund to build the interstate highway system. The purpose ...
May hope abound at election time Father William J. Byron SJ
I meet once a month with a small group of business executives, both active and retired, to pray together and to discuss the relevance of religious faith to business practice. Early one morning, less than ...
Bench and bar come before the altar at the Red MassFather William J. Byron SJ
The Red Mass is a tradition in the Catholic Church that dates back to the 13th century. The opening of the court season in the Middle Ages was usually in September and often fell on Sept. 14, the Feast ...
Remembering Elie Wiesel and remembering the unborn Father William J. Byron SJ
Elie Wiesel, Holocaust survivor and eloquent witness who kept alive the memory of the extermination of 6 million Jews by the Nazis during World War II, died on July 2 at age 87. His mission in life was ...
At Hiroshima, urging peace and an end to materialismFather William J. Byron SJ
Before President Barack Obama visits Hiroshima later this week, he would do well to read the cover story in the Aug. 20, 1945, issue of Time magazine. This report was published, as were all Time stories ...
What is God like? Father William J. Byron, SJ
There are two abiding and important religious questions, both significant but one more important than the other, that we tend to confuse in their order of importance. The first is, "What is God like?" This ...
The season to be gratefulFather William J. Byron, SJ
This is the thanks-saying, thanks-doing, thanksgiving season. It begins in late November and runs through Christmas. In the United States, Thanksgiving Day is a secular feast, although many religious ...
Autumnal thoughts Father William J. Byron
At this time of year, falling leaves and flaming foliage come to those parts of the country where climates favor cold snaps, shorter days and deciduous, or leaf-shedding, trees. "Fall back and spring ...
